Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-08-12
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sat there looking what W il COVE;
ard. At last heard Annie ssrahan
say Itt,s shout time I ask ron, miss,
what are you Ding here with my
Before the fatal word was spoken, Il
sprang up and seized Alice, try ing ito
push her into the other 70 ON; but the
poor child struggled and broke from
me, determined to hear the truth.
while faint and weak sank pack In
my chair and waited the inevitable.
lell me who You are, Alice de-
manded.
John, I shall never forget the voice
OF Annie Graham as she answered, or
the cry that followed the words: II
am Hugh Armit ages wifel' Alice
stood looking at the woman Witheyes
wide open, that saw not, as she whis-
pered: His Wife! Then she turned
to me and cried: Hugh, husband. tell
me it is not so. Oh, tell me it is q lie
she mas spoken Igroaned rather than
said: She is my wife Alice sWayed
as if about to fall. Then she said
softly in a pitifully broken voice: .sOh!
mother Of msscy have pity-have
pity! The intense sorrow Of her voice
silenced even that wretch's tongue. In
silence we watched the stricken girl
! walk with sWaying steps into the
darkened room hey ono, and heard the
key turned in the lock. Then, and not
till then, the devil that held my tongue
loosed it's hold, and I think must
have raved like a mailman for the
wretch fled from me- When | could
control myself / knocked humbly
enough at Alice s door, and begged her
to come out and let me explain. But
what is the use in going on? I will
end the story quickly. She
had gone; fled in the darkness and
storm Of that winters night. never
saw Alice again, nor could get the
faintest clew as to her whereabouts.
though I searched many weary
months. In vain 1 tried to see her
grandma She would not see me.
At last wrote the whole truth to
Lady Harwood, telling in no measur-
ed terms the contempt T felt for my
cowardly and unmanly action in not
speaking to Alice of my first marriage.
At last received a reply from Lady
HARDWOOD saying she had read my let
ter, and found that I was not quite so
great O. scoundrel as she had at first
supposed me to be; but that must
cease all attempts to find her grand
daughter, who she thanked God at
last had found peace. ] could not
fathom what she meant, but gave up
all hope and waited. A year or so
passed then learned from few lines
in a paper what that stern old WON
an meant. Alice MARROW, my Alice,
had renonnced, the world and given
her vast fortune to the church; had
entered the convent L'Enfant Jesus,
and would be known ever afterward
as Sister Cecilia. Scarcely year has
passed and she is dead, believing the
worst of me"
Hugh's head sank on his breast,
and he sat like one stupefed. What
could LIDO; what couldI say? Annie
Graham alive! All! if had only been
with him. This terrible story. l felt
stunned as Thought Of it! At last T
said, sorrowfully enough: "Hugh,
what can Ido?'' Ia:
Rousing himself with an effort, he
answered: '.Nothing John, nothing."'
Then looking at me kindly; "But 60
home and rest. You are not strong.
Ishould not have told you to might
Hugh" I cried not ashamed OF the
tears IN my eyes. t'Dear old John"
he said softly, laying his hand on my
shoulder. ''Dear old friend, God
bless you; but go, now, and leave me
alone; believe me, it is the kindest
thing you can DO" EE.
sorrowfully I gathered up my coat
and hat; mechanically put them on,
then held out my hand and said:
'Good night <s'Goo i night, dear
friend; good night and God bless you,
John" .: rs r. g@,]
Slowly I found my way out, that
last ''God bless you, John" lingering
in my mind. It seemed like an eter-
nal farewell, 80 mournfully was it
spoken. Next morning when called,
/ found Hugh's rooms in disorder,
servants running. physicians in charge.
With my heart suddenly grown cold /
rushed up to the bed where Hugh lay
dead. d 81 g.
What moment when knew that
the glorious young life had fled. Hugh
dead! and l, a miserable sickly man,
living. / heard like one in a dream
the servants saying that their master
was won't to take choral to sleep
sometimes. Then heard the physi-
clan say slowly that it must be an ac-
cldent; he had evidently taken an
overdose and SO died; but my dim
ewes had wandered about the room;
THE picture had been taken from it's
frame, a heap of ashes on the hearth
told what became Of it. No, not an
accident; knew better. Oh! fool THAT
] could not understand last. night;
not accident, Hugh, my friend, you
meant it then, when you said: Good
night, God bless you, JOHN .j
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